1994 Kazakh legislative election

none Kazakhstan 1990 no 7 March 1994 1995 All 177 seats in the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan 89 73.5% yes Quanysh Sultanov ru Султанов, Куаныш Султанович PUKU New 33 FTUK New 11 Olzhas Suleimenov PCK New 9 Ibrahim Tajiyev ru Своик, Пётр Владимирович SPK #D40000 New 8 PUK New 4 SMH New 4 DCHR New 1 UKY New 1 – Independents 18 64 Chairman of the Supreme Council Serikbolsyn Abdildin Communist Party of Kazakhstan Abish Kekilbayev Independent politician Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 7 March 1994, alongside local elections. The People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity emerged as the largest party with 33 of the 177 seats in the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan, although 64 independents were also elected. Supporters of the President won a clear majority of seats, and around 60% of seats were won by ethnic Kazakhs. Following the elections, Sergey Tereshchenko was reappointed Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 73.5%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p420 0-19-924958-X Background The elections were the first to the Supreme Kenges created by the 1993 constitution; elections for the former 360-seat Supreme Soviet had last taken place in March 1990, prior to independence in December 1991. The outgoing Supreme Soviet dissolved itself on 13 December 1993, five days after having set the election date. Campaign The President's People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity was challenged by several newly formed groups, especially the People's Congress of Kazakhstan. After a screening process, 754 candidates were approved to contest the 135 single-member constituencies. There were also 65 candidates for the 42 "state list" seats. The campaign lasted two-months and was focussed on the economy; Nazarbayev committed to the free-market system and continuing reforms, particularly in the banking and tax spheres, in order to attract foreign investment. Conduct The elections were monitored by foreign observers, including the CSCE. The CSCE report called into question whether the elections had been free and fair.Elections held in 1994 IPU Results File:Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1994.svg People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity 33 New Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan 11 New People's Congress of Kazakhstan 9 New Socialist Party of Kazakhstan 8 New #D40000 Peasants Union of Kazakhstan 4 New Social Movement "Harmony" 4 New Democratic Committee of Human Rights 1 New Union of Kazakhstan's Youth 1 New Communist Party of Kazakhstan 0 New Independents 64 +46 State list 42 New –183 7017457 12593 9561534 Nohlen et al. References External links Inter-Parliamentary Union Report on 1994 Kazakhstan Elections Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan Central Election Commission Kazakhstan Legislative Category:Legislative elections in Kazakhstan Category:Annulled elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:March 1994 in Asia